Learning Analytics and the Teaching Transformation Program

“In a nutshell, Learning Analytics is about taking the data that the University has and looking at what we can do with it to improve teaching and learning. The University holds information across a range of systems, such as Moodle, the Library, and Student and Assessment Records. Learning Analytics allows us to use this data …

Teaching Transformation Programme Tweets

Teaching Transformation Programme Conference – April 2015, University of Nottingham This is a record of the tweets that were exchanged during the University of Nottingham TTP conference in April 2015. Introductions and Welcomes Claire Chambers@Claires_tweet Has arrived at #ttpuon15 looking forwards to an interesting event Thu, Apr 23 2015 08:01:24 ReplyRetweetFavorite Wyn Morgan@WynMorgan8 @GabrieleNeher yes …

Moodle activities to promote student engagement in a Computing Professional Ethics Module

Video >> Dr Dario Landa-SilvaSchool of Computer Science Covering learning outcomes about the legal, ethical, professional and social (LEPS) aspects of computing is not only important as part of students’ education, but also required for the accreditation of programmes of study. Computer Science students are often less enthusiastic about learning such topics than they are …

MOOCs & NOOCs: inspiring innovative approaches to teaching

“Nottingham has been involved in producing both MOOCs (online courses for external audiences) and NOOCs (online courses for an internal audience) since 2013, and there’s quite a bit of excitement about what’s happened in the first year and the direction we’re currently going in. I think over the past year we’ve been working out what …

Moodle Everywhere

The Moodle Everywhere project is a central element of the Teaching Transformation Programme and involves us working across all campuses to help position Moodle as the primary resource for students.  We now have five Faculty Learning Technology Consultants who will be working with schools to support full implementation of the Moodle Everywhere mandate by the …

Lecture capture in the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies

In conversation with Professor Steve Tsang and Dr Jing Zhang Steve: “I think that there are several dimensions about lecture capture… there are always a few students who cannot attend a particular lecture, and having the lecture captured and available can be very helpful to them. There are also, occasionally, a few students who may …

Lecture Capture in the School of Mathematical Sciences – Dr Joel Feinstein

Video>> Dr Joel Feinstein speaks about Lecture Capture in the School of Mathematical Sciences. This presentation was given as part of a Teaching and Learning seminar held on 4th March 2015.

Lecture Capture in Nottingham University Business School – Alison Sinclair

Video>> Alison Sinclair discusses Lecture Capture in Nottingham University Business School, as part of a Teaching and Learning seminar held on 4th March 2015.  

Lecture Capture in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science – Yvonne Allen (E-learning Manager, SVMS)

Video>> Yvonne Allen discusses Lecture Capture in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science.     This presentation was given as part of a Teaching and Learning seminar held on 4th March 2015.      

Electronic Management of Coursework Assessment – Dr Helen Williams (School of Politics and International Relations)

Video >> Dr Helen Williams presents on her experience in the School of Politics and International Relations, describing the gradual approach to transformation of electronic coursework, planned steps, expected barriers and set protocols to harmonise practice. Helen also explains the benefits and drawbacks of the use of Turnitin in comparison to paper to manage text-based coursework. This presentation …